It's not bad

Not your best piece, but it's still not bad, and pretty fun. As always.

Your style is great, and I love the colours. I also like how it seems like you tried to do some shading, but that might just be due to your overflowing colour-style, or the transparency.

About that, you should not have the transparency so high. Right now I can see the brick wall through the robber, and it doesn't look very good. The wall also looks out-of-place, as it doesn't look much like your style.

His face doesn't look too surprised, and he looks sort of innocent, which makes me wonder if he really is a robber or just mistaken for one. Either way I like the way you did his face and hair.

Also, maybe add a shadow? Seeing as the light is pointed at him?

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Uh

spartacusxerox, bro, Surprise is what the police are saying as they hit him with the spotlight in preparation for arresting him.
Not massivley complicated..

Decent job!

Sorry for... never... reviewing any of your submissions. I tend to write more audio reviews, but I'm abroad right now and can't listen to any audio so I'll review some art. As for the submission, it's well done. It doesn't seem like you spent enough time on the little details, but as usual your style works well and all in all it looks good.

The colour scheme is fine. I think the bricks could be a little redder but other than that minor defect the colours were chosen well.

Shading could be better though, especially since I see no shadow behind the burglar, and considering that there's a light shining on him, I'd expect quite a strong shadow behind him.

The lighting is good around the outline of the burglar, but other than the outlines there's no lighting in front of the burglar which is weird. Maybe you could put the burglar's right arm in front of his face as if he's shielding his eyes from the light. It would definitely make the picture look better and more realistic.

When it comes to the textures, they were quite plain, really. Maybe that's your style, but I still would've liked to see some creases on the bag, and better brick texture in the background for sure (some rows of bricks are thinner than others, there are no chips in the bricks, etc...). Some creases and folds on the clothes too would be nice.

Having said all that, the picture itself is drawn well. While the concept isn't too original, the burglar looks cartoon-ish with a nice drawing style to him. However, there are a few small details which need work. The money bag is hanging unnaturally from the burglar's arm, the burglar has four fingers, the tie is not symmetrical, the spotlight isn't a perfect circle, the face expression should be more surprised and the ear looks weird.

I understand that maybe these were on purpose because of your sloppy style, but I definitely think that fixing the defects I pointed out will make this look better, and that's the aim of an art submission, right? To look pleasing to the eye or look interesting. Also, maybe you should give the burglar a burglar costume, although that's personal preference.

All in all, this is a good submission. The sloppy style is interesting and works well. All I'd ask for is fixing the small details here and there. Try and make the piece look more refined and detailed while still keeping your unique style on it. I think the result would be impressive. On an unrelated note, this picture reminds me of Metal Gear, particularly at the very beginning of the first one when you're in the helicopter bay with spotlights moving around the floor. Only difference is that you're not holding a money bag xD. Anyway, keep up the good work!
6/10

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Very interesting

It looks like he is holding a money bag, which means he is either rich or has just won some money at like a game show.
The game show idea seems to stand out for me as he's got a spotlight on him.
The background with the red grate reminds me of a heater for some reason.
It could symbolise that this man is under heat.

The fact that this man is under heat could hint at him being a robber.
As if he had robbed the money from a bank.
I'm saying this because money 'bags' are said to have come from banks anyway.

The title of the art is 'surprise'. His face sure does look surprised.
The thick eyebrows really convey a surprised look, which is good.
The lines under the eyes have a sort of curious look about them.

What I find curious is that he is in a business suit, which seems to support the quiz show idea.
He also has a snazzy hairdo, which conveys a sort of 'slick business man' type look.
Your caption says 'I would not like to be him...' as if this is some undesirable position he is in.
Maybe it's a surprise quiz show? He does not like being surprised, it does not look like he is pleased.
Whereas he should be pleased because he has just won money.
Maybe he has realised that money is not all there is in the world?
A man in a business suit with a tie really completes the picture in this one.

Your picture is a very puzzling one. It leads me to draw all sorts of conclusions, but what I like about it is the baffling quality.
Maybe it was that baffling quality that you were going for, but I think that the simplicity of your art that brings this sort of mystery and emotion beckons a good 10. Now I don't give this out lightly, but I believe that you have managed to capture some essence of what art is about, with the soul of the painting rather than just the pure techniques and aesthetics. Well done.

10/10

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